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Smoke from steam locomotive sparks fire callout in north Japan city
July 13, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Steam locomotive SL Ginga is seen at JR Hanamaki Station in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 29, 2017. (Mainichi/Takashi Kokaji) ICHINOSEKI, Iwate Smoke from a steam locomotive that passed through JR Ichinoseki Station in this north Japan city was apparently mistaken for a fire, resulting in the dispatch of firefighters on July 9. The Ichinoseki City Fire Department headquarters received a report at around 9:55 a.m. of black smoke around the station. Firefighters rushed to the site, but found no fire or trace of anything burning. A steam locomotive had apparently passed through the area around the time the report was filed.